| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Midlife development in a life course context / Phyllis Moen and Elaine Wethington -- The developing self in midlife -- Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Loren Angiullo Connolly -- The midlife crisis revisited / Stanley D. Rosenberg, Harriet J. Rosenberg, and Michael P. Farrell -- Health and disease in midlife / Susan S. Merrill and Lois M. Verbrugge -- Women's health at midlife / Nancy E. Avis -- Cardiovascular health: a challenge for midlife / Ilene C. Siegler [and others] -- Psychological well-being in midlife / Corey Lee M. Keyes and Carol D. Ryff -- The sense of control in midlife / Margaret Clark-Plaskie and Margie E. Lachman -- Gender roles and gender identity in midlife / Margaret Hellie Huyck -- Intellectual functioning in midlife / Sherry L. Willis and K. Warner Schaie -- A life-span framework for assessing the impact of work on white-collar workers / Bruce J. Avolio and John J. Sosik -- Middle age: new thoughts, new directions / James D. Reid and Sherry L. Willis. |
| Summary |
There is a growing body of scientific knowledge regarding development during the middle years which has so far been relegated to discipline-specific texts and journals (e.g., clinical psychology and endocrinology). Life in the Middle consolidates main findings across disciplines, with a life-span perspective regarding mid-life. Coverage includes individual development in middle age from the psychological and biological perspectives as well as the sociocultural context in which middle-aged individuals live and work, including physical health in mid-life, psychological well-being, cognitive devel. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
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Middle age -- Psychological aspects. |
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Middle age -- Social aspects.
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Middle age -- Social aspects. |
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Middle age. |
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Middle-aged persons -- Psychology.
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Middle-aged persons -- Psychology. |
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Middle Aged -- psychology. |
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Adaptation, Psychological. |
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Health Status. |
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Life Change Events. |
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Middle Aged. |
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Women's Health. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Willis, Sherry L., 1947-
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Reid, James D. (Psychologist)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Life in the middle. San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©1999 0127572309 9780127572307 (DLC) 98087563 (OCoLC)40391400 |
| ISBN |
9780080525679 (electronic book) |
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0080525679 (electronic book) |
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0127572309 |
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9780127572307 |
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